A capstone is a project where you study a subject that interests you. For example, cars. You research cars and you have to interview experts about cars and make it all into a video so that other people can learn more about your topic. When Mrs. Roberts explained what to do and how to do it, I knew this was going to be hard work but also exciting.

When coming up with a topic, we had an organizer where we would put multiple topics that interests you about different things. Once you had chosen the best 2 topics, you would research both topics, and whichever one you find more interesting or more research on would become your topic. I wanted to know more about war, so I chose the Napoleonic wars and wanted to do his last battles. because I didn’t really know much about his last battles, after a while, I found more sources about the 100 days which were his last days as French emperor, and battles. So I decided to choose that, and so the research began.

When coming up with a main inquiry question, my friend told me something I could do about the battles of Ligny and Quatre Bras. But in my mind, I wanted to do his last battle where Napoleon was defeated. Which was a challenge for me because I didn’t know what to do. But then he gave me another good idea of how the battles of Ligny and Quatre Bras affected the Battle of Waterloo which later on would be worded better into, What was the impact of the Battles of Quatre Bras and Ligny on the outcome of the Battle of Waterloo? By Mrs. Robert.

When coming up with sub-questions, I thought about all the things that could’ve been affected by the battle, like the armies and the plan or strategies. For example, what problems did they face after the battles? And, did winning one of these battles help Napoleon get an advantage? How? To me, it was pretty easy and I could find resources to help me with the sub-questions.

Overall this project is coming along better, but I still need an interview. But so far, I am enjoying this and I think the end will be worth it.